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Section Title VICTORIA REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM James Bay Local Area Transit Plan Prepared by Prepared by June 2017 Victoria Regional Transit Commission er June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 0 June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Purpose of this Document ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.1 Community Development ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................................................................... 8 3. Public Consultation Summary ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Timeline ................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Phase 1 Public Consultation .................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Phase 2 Public Consultation .................................................................................................................... 12 4. Service Priorities .............................................................................................................................................. 15 4.1 Short-term Service Changes – Implementation January 2018 ................................................................ 16 4.2 Short -term James Bay Infrastructure - Priorities .................................................................................... 17 4.3 Medium-term James Bay Service Priorities – contingent on third facility .............................................. 18 4.4 Medium-term Infrastructure & Information Priorities............................................................................ 18 5. Monitoring ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 6. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 7. Recommendations ........................................................................................................................................... 19 8. Detailed Short Term Service CHANGE INFORMATION (January 2018) ........................................................... 20 8.1 Route 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 20 8.2 Route 3 and 10 ........................................................................................................................................ 22 June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 2 BC Transit would like to thank the many individuals, community organizers, City staff, and businesses who assisted in this consultation process. Your support in working to better transit in our community is appreciated. June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 3 1. PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT The 2013/14 Victoria Regional Transit System Service Review recommended developing a number of Local Area Transit Plans based on the strategic direction of the Transit Future Plan and regional priorities identified in the Service Review. Local Area Transit Plans define the short to medium-term transit service and infrastructure strategies for specific areas, neighborhoods or sub-regions served, prioritizing future service investments in the plan area. These plans provide further guidance to the development of the Three Year Service and Financial Strategy and future Annual Figure 1: How BC Transit works with Local Government Service Plans to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. The James Bay Local Area Transit Plan is the third Local Area Transit Plan undertaken for the Victoria Regional Transit System. Each Local Area Transit Plan is intended to support local community development by aligning with the strategic direction of the applicable Official Community Plans (OCP), Neighborhoods Plans and Figure 2: Local Area Transit Plans Source: BC Transit June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 4 Transportation Plans. Development of the Local Area Transit Plans includes consultation with the public and local municipal partners. Figure 2: Local Area Transit Plans June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 5 Service improvements identified in Local Area Transit Plans are based on the strategic direction of the Transit Future Plan and prioritized concepts identified in the 2013/14 Victoria Regional Transit System Service Review. The James Bay Local Area Transit Plan outlines short to medium- term improvements for transit service and infrastructure over the next 5-10 years. Phase 1 identifies short-term initiatives with planned implementation dates in 2018. Phase 2 identifies medium-term initiatives that do not have a specific implementation date and may require additional resources that are not outlined in the existing Three Year Service and Financial Strategy. Additional public consultation may be required prior to implementing medium-term initiatives identified in this plan. Links to Plans Transit Future Plan - http://bctransit.com/victoria/transit- future/victoria-transit-future-plan Transit Future Network The Transit Future Plan uses four layers of Transit System Service Review - transit service to tailor transit to the http://bctransit.com/victoria/transit-future/victoria-completed- community needs: plans Rapid Transit – To provide fast & direct regional connections Objectives of the James Bay Transit Local Area Plan are to: Frequent Transit – To serve major corridors Support the implementation of the Transit Future Plan, Local Transit – To serve associated ridership targets, and also the community neighbourhoods (not shown) goals outlined in the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) Targeted Services – For special commute trips to work or school Highlight key changes, challenges and opportunities in the study area that relate to or may impact transit Figure 3: Transit Future Network Source: BC Transit Victoria Regional service and coordinate with other transportation modes Transit Future Plan Examine future transit requirements based on community plans, demographic trends, proposed land development and road network changes, as well as citizen priorities expressed through consultation; o Strengthen and support municipal land use planning goals by aligning future transit provision with municipal Local Area Plans o Support continued economic development by facilitating cost-effective and reliable movement of employees and patrons between the James Bay area and other parts of the region o Address mobility for James Bay area residents from an inclusive, all-abilities perspective June 2017 James Bay Local Area Transit Plan | Page 6 Identify cost neutral service changes that align with the Transit Future Plan and improve service efficiencies within the local area Review existing transit facilities and identify future transit facility needs such as transit terminals and stops Identify future transit service expansions to inform Three Year Service and Financial Strategies Identify ways to maximize transit system legibility and ridership through improved customer information These objectives will be realized by: Introducing consistency to existing transit service o Distributing bus trips so that there are even intervals between buses o Developing consistent weekday, evening and weekend routes o Ensuring consistent trip end-destinations o Ensuring that the transit service provided is equitably distributed across the neighbourhood Prioritizing further service improvements Describing infrastructure needs required to support transit Understanding some of the unique challenges in James Bay in order to minimize their impact (such as regular service detours for special events) 2. BACKGROUND The James Bay Local Area defined in this plan closely follows the City of Victoria’s boundary for the James Bay neighbourhood, and is shown in Figure 2 (page 4). The area is bounded by Victoria’s Inner Harbour to the north, Outer Harbour to the west, Juan de Fuca Strait to the south and Beacon Hill Park to the east. Although the James Bay Local Area Transit Plan is one of the few plans where geographic boundaries are contained entirely within one municipality, this area is the busiest terminus for regional-scale transit routes within the Victoria Regional Transit System. This important regional role means that strategies for this area must take broader system needs into consideration. 2.1 Community Development Forecasts produced by the Capital Regional District (CRD) in the Regional Growth Strategy show an expected increase in population from 342,500 people in 2011, to 435,600 people in 2038. Projections estimate that 37,000 residents will be added to the core municipalities (District of Saanich, City
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